Federal prosecutors detailed a more than $25 million scam to help wealthy families bribe their way into elite colleges. The scheme allegedly involved bogus exam scores and falsified athletic achievements. BOSTON—Camera crews and satellite trucks flanked the federal courthouse here Wednesday as Hollywood actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin made appearances in the nationwide college-admissions cheating case, while a California man became the first parent in the scandal to signal he planned to plead guilty. Inside, reporters and onlookers packed into a courtroom where the actresses and 10 other parents faced charges they illegally gamed the admissions system to get their children into prestigious colleges. The allegations...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 03, 2019 18:19 UTC